Tina M. Trudel, PhD

Putin vibes? Aside from helping to distract from other issues, the bombing of Iran tightens oil, supply and increases prices, giving a much needed boost to the Russian economy.

24.06.2025 21:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Essential reading from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social. Not comforting, but it helps me set my compass for survival & resistance.

Item 15 from Rebecca Solnit: "If they try to normalize, let us try to denormalize. Let us hold on to facts, truths, values, norms..."

Fight their lies with truth & values.

19.11.2024 03:56 — 👍 869    🔁 448    💬 48    📌 27

Four stacks of Homegrid LFP batteries with inverters and wiring above in a utility room

Our solar powered on/off grid farm energy system initially used more environmentally friendly saltwater batteries that never performed well. Can no longer find a US distributor. Upgraded to four stacks of Homegrid LFPs, six 110 pound batteries per stack. Double the energy storage in half the space.

12.01.2025 16:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With the heavy pulsatile rain and episodes of drought more frequent in New England, we have repaired gutters, added water barrels, and diverted the remainder into lined dry creeks & 2 storage ponds (10k gallons). Maybe experiment with growing northern wild rice???

24.11.2024 18:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A German Shorthaired Pointer and Rat Terrier sharing an old chair and blanket in front of a woodstove that is not lit.

Many homesteads have a ‘dog chair’. Shiloh & Rufus are sharing for warmth as we do not use the Hwam low emission wood stove to burn our dead ash trees (borers) until <30F. Relying on solar array/battery system powered mini split heat pumps this time of year.

21.11.2024 11:58 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0